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Self-promotion – in a short text message

Follow us now on Twitter! – we can read in numerous American and Western European magazines and on the websites of shops, businesses, restaurants and bars. What is this new,...

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Facing the challenge in New York – part 2

From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erte, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: “I have started my interim career in the...

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Private labels: two-digit growth

According to the Nielsen Retail Index, private label food product sales were up by 14 percent in the first half of the year, while household chemicals and cosmetics improved by...

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Food category, gold medal: Unilever

Magyarország Kft – Delikát8 “Cook 8 playgrounds!” In the past 2 years, Unilever Magyarország Kft. and Delikát8 buyers built the most playgrounds in Hungary. Since the seasoning Delikát is used...

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More than 20 Hungarian exhibitors to participate in ProWein

More than 20 Hungarian exhibitors are expected to participate in next year’s ProWein in Düsseldorf. On 21-23 March 2010, Europe’s leading wine fair will host approximately 3,000 exhibitors in the...

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Virtual Hungary at the Green Week in Berlin

Next year, Hungary will be present in a partner country status at one of the most prestigious international food trade fairs, Berlin’s Grüne Woche. Hungary’s participation will be financed and...

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Demand shifts towards general purpose cleaners

Consumer habits are changing in the product categories related to cleaning. Households buy less cleaners and cleaning utensils. Only innovative, environmentally friendly solutions and private labels achieved growth. – The...

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School cafeteria

In the United Kingdom, school cafeterias are on the frontline of fighting obesity. Parents often complain that are not informed about lunch menus. From September, Somerset County Council will use...

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Visible monitoring – without extra costs

Fino-Food Kft. uses CSB-System’s industry-specific software to control its business processes. The company’s manufacturing traditions go back as far as 120 years. In 1889, Antal Strausz started manufacturing cheese and...

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The business potential of co-operation

Communicating restrictive measures to employees in the way management wants these to be interpreted is a major problem all over the world. It was a mystery for the top management...

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Beverage category, gold medal: Great Soproni NumberShow

“Great Soproni NumberShow” promotion activity by Heineken Hungária Sörgyárak Zrt. won in the beverage category. Gergely Tóth, Soproni’s brand manager recalled the events of the 2008 campaign. From 1 June...

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Culinary adventures in Vajdahunyad Castle

Agricultural Marketing Centre organised its Culinary Days for the second time at the last weekend of August. Special base materials and products were promoted in Budapest’s Vajdahunyad Castle. The TRADITIONS-FLAVOURS-REGIONS...

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Question

In the first six months of 2009, both the weather and the economy were changeable. How would you assess the harvest season and the current state of play in the...

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Battery-operated air fresheners energise the market

Last year the air freshener market produced a two-digit expansion, but this year growth is losing pace. One third of the market is covered by aerosol products and battery-operated devices...

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Twitter tips:

5-6 posts a day are enough; Make your posts personal; Ask for the opinions of your followers; Never advertise promotions using the same text; React to comments; Make special offers...

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Personalities

There are numerous professions which require a characteristic personality and that of chef’s belongs to this category. What makes the best stand out? The funny guy Heston Blumenthal’s eyes are...

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Network research answers the following questions of leaders

Which colleagues should I select to be members of a winning team? • How can new colleagues be made part of the team more easily – so that they would...

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Non-food category, gold medal: Reckitt Benckiser Kft. – ”Unstained donation” promotion

In this category, the social responsibility-type campaign of Reckitt Benckiser Magyarország Kft.’s Vanish brand finished first. Actress Anita Deutsch was the face of the campaign, and in cooperation with the...

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It is time to wake up!

What does crisis mean? It means that we cannot continue doing things the way we did before, we have to find new solutions. This is true for the FMCG sector...

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3,000 companies in the general product group at Anuga

The most exhibitors will be represented in the general food product group at Cologne’s Anuga Trade fair in 10-14 October, Márta Kakuk, the fair’s Hungarian representative informed our magazine. Altogether,...

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Answer

2009 was a special year not only in Hungary, but all over Europe. In each significant fruit growing country fruit harvest was abundant, in terms of both quality and quantity....

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Packaged demands

Household packaging material sales grew in value and stagnated in terms of volume, compared to last year. The food packaging and baking paper segments both grew by two-digit numbers. As...

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Let’s heal the customer!

Modern diets do not heal by fasting, but by eating, Bars and restaurants could profit from this fact. In the new millennium health preserving diets focus on what one should...

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Wages are stagnating

At enterprises with a minimum of five employees and at budgetary institutions, gross average wages improved by 1.3 percent and net average wages increased by 1 percent in the first...

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Zewa Deluxe Aroma Spa toalettpapír

New Zewa toilet paper brings a spa and wellness atmosphere to consumers’ bathroom with its pleasant scent....

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Going forward, even during a recession

Present Store based its strategy on constant development and expansion, therefore they managed to grow despite the economic crisis and a stagnating business and promotional gift market. According to Ferenc...

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The Wandering Magyar

The food basket known by the name of Hungaricum is one of the most straightforward advertising messages: sausage, onion and a pitcher accompany Hungarian flavours. However, in an age of...

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SuperShop programme in every SPAR store

From 3 September 2009, SPAR Magyarország introduces the SuperShop programme in every SPAR and INTERSPAR store in Hungary. Now 1.5 million SuperShop card owners can use their cards at more...

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Most popular segments became more expensive by 7-11 percent in one year

According to Nielsen, retail sales of coffee was up by 5 percent in value, surpassing an annual HUF 50 billion in August 2008-July 2009, compared to the same period in...

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Cosmetics market prepares for Christmas

In value, the market holds its position. In personal body care, shower gels and deodorants are the two biggest sub-categories where special products, innovations and promotions push category sales forward....

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